Gwibber

ImportError: /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8

Bug #349462 reported by Fernando Miguel
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Gwibber
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
pygobject
New
Undecided
Unassigned
pygobject (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned
python2.6 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

$ gwibber
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 10, in <module>
    import sys, logging, gtk, optparse
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 38, in <module>
    import gobject as _gobject
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gobject/__init__.py", line 33, in <module>
    from glib import spawn_async, idle_add, timeout_add, timeout_add_seconds, \
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
    from glib._glib import *
ImportError: /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8

$ apt-cache policy gwibber
gwibber:
  Installed: 1.0.1~bzr276-0ubuntu1~daily1
  Candidate: 1.0.1~bzr276-0ubuntu1~daily1
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.1~bzr276-0ubuntu1~daily1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.8-0ubuntu3 0
        500 ftp://darkstar.ist.utl.pt jaunty/universe Packages
        500 ftp://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
     0.8-0ubuntu3~jaunty 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main Packages

Revision history for this message
Dominic Evans (oldmanuk) wrote :

I believe this is a problem with the latest Jaunty package for python-gobject that came down today rather than being a Gwibber issue.

Changed in gwibber:
status: New → Invalid
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Dominic Evans (oldmanuk) wrote :

FYI

python-gobject:
  Installed: 2.16.1-0ubuntu3

Changed in pygobject:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in python2.6:
status: New → Confirmed
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kulight (kulight) wrote :

this is a python bug since i get the same problem with update-manager
and screenlets

desktop:~$ update-manager
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 29, in <module>
    import gtk
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 38, in <module>
    import gobject as _gobject
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gobject/__init__.py", line 33, in <module>
    from glib import spawn_async, idle_add, timeout_add, timeout_add_seconds, \
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
    from glib._glib import *
ImportError: /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8

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yaztromo (tromo) wrote :

Confirmed here with Jaunty beta.

xxxxx@nebulous:~$ emesene
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/emesene/Controller.py", line 21, in <module>
    import gtk
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 38, in <module>
    import gobject as _gobject
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/gobject/__init__.py", line 33, in <module>
    from glib import spawn_async, idle_add, timeout_add, timeout_add_seconds, \
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/__init__.py", line 30, in <module>
    from glib._glib import *
ImportError: /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gtk-2.0/glib/_glib.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8

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nutznboltz (nutznboltz-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Compile --configure-options="--enable-unicode=ucs4" python

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